External quality assessment for molecular detection of sand fly-borne phleboviruses circulating in the Mediterranean Basin.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sand fly-borne phleboviruses (SbPV) are globally distributed and pose potential public health risks. Despite increased detection in recent decades, detailed knowledge of their ecology, characteristics and clinical relevance remains limited. Many cases of SbPV infection likely go unreported or misdiagnosed due to limited awareness and the lack of standardized screening. The External Quality Assessment (EQA) reported herein was organized within the framework of the European Union CLIMOS (EU Climate Monitoring and Decision Support Framework for Sand Fly-borne Diseases Detection and Mitigation) project. The aim of this EQA was to standardize the detection of phleboviruses in order to provide comparable data to feed mathematical models for the surveillance of the impact of cl

SUBMITTER: Ayhan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12070498 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature